Thankfully, neither do most left-wingers. Otherwise, we would have never been able to secure the achievements we've accomplished over the last 50 years in America.

Actually, socialism differs from communism only in semantics. Both define societies where the collective is superior to the individual. Individuals must surrender anything necessary, whether property or liberty, for the good of the masses. Subordination of the individual requires the power of government to direct workers' efforts and to disperse all wealth accumlated, according to needs.

Ultimately, this is the maturity of a society dedicated to fairness and equality. We in the U.S. have been steadily working toward this goal, and have only a few remaining outdated concepts to remove to complete our transition. Supporting political leaders like Obama or Hillary will help America to reach the level of true progressivism we are destined to attain.